The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
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Praise or the Gerr.ns Instruuent which
American asirls are Tahlns UP.

Praise or ths 0er,.a. Iustrupert whisl
| American Gtris are Tatiss Up.
ut looks as though there might be q
either craze. Just rs there was banjo craze,
said q music teacher yesterday; at least
have about ten applicants among Americans
for instruction on the either where I had one
last year. The girls can't decorate zitherf
quite as well as banjos, and, on the cther
hand, they cannot make such abominable
| combinations OF noises with them: 90 that
much is comfort. You can't mako very
hideous noises on the either 1t is soft and
sentimental instrument with q touch Of the
guitar and harp in It,"
| He picked up an instrument at his side,
and drew his fingers across the strings, strik-
| ing melodious chords. You see." no said.
1T is. In fact. combination Of tho guitar and
the harp. The keyboard Is like that OF q
guitar, and there are five strings on the key
board. as there are on guitar keyboard. But
in addition to these there are full sets OF ac-
SSompan!ment End D., bass strings. which give the
the zither. with the possible exception Of the
OF that. But the banjo gives merely musical
slang. and the Either is the acme Of all instru-
men,s for producing sounds which are tender
Maybe there is going to, be, a Lydia Lam.
gnish epoch among the girls. instead OF the
wane.' and that that Is the cause Of the new
yearnlng for the either At oil events have Q
great great number Of girls a. and an young married
either. ! suppose the concerts Of the Either
Society, however, had something to do with It.
Either. Il Is called the Sithss JonMal and is
printed n English and In German. At first
lish. the assumption being that either ANA
tours teurs and professionals we're r almost eFclu;;
that. however. was soon discovered. and more
AND t mo more OF the periodical In question yas
are Smons the
Either Either mSsie.that r. muse, arranged for .hs
piano o. guitar and adapt It to The either him.
sa hese shep
,lcularly IN southern n Germany. shers + zltIsr
With more re- Or less 81 skill: The Instrument Is a
for manv centuries. The pessants Of the Tyroi
used to make them themselves and thev do to
this day, for that matter. Originally there we're
were no accompaniment strings. but the pos
sibilities, of the instrument, were quickly dis
ditional Keyboard strings and the accompani-
WI ma IF the Tyroi T. .his day many Of s6s
draw out Of them. On some, u the lnstra;;
keyboard. Like many other latest Improved
shpss this is no at AL The
It L only an encumbrance and In the Way.
OF late, though. there has been an improve;
It. In fact. makes decided change in the my
strument. turning It virtually into mobilize
Ss@ S 9s ha az Of as bands oas
when It Is played. the new zeither is fixed nor.
ment like the harp: II is. Of course. a much
more expensive and, In some respects, q more
d than dsps the o hs s s d1
cCfAHco only In uso now"
instrument he held on his knee was but
wtdS at its widest part. and very simple in CON
etruetion. consisting merely OF two light. thin
EsRRsfSsy 81 Pb win
tion q TIE sSn5le a iyre: The strings
Best zthers now In inss H,es sad
way %s I'D 9 ' I Hna ha sG plesa
istlon apSn them; bit often sSey are iniesioE
other inlaid work upon them Injuries their
tone. About the best instrument made for ac-
imported Zithers are not inferior in and Of
themselves but they almost Invariably crack.
The wood OF which they are made will not. for
some reason. stand this climate with its ex.
1T, is true" he continued. that there was
for long time among Americans an indifrer-
ence to the either which amounted almost to a
prejudice against it. l don't know why this
came associated in peoples minds with Castle
Garden and emigrants Among the poor
household traps which SO many German emil
grants brought over with them there was often
the family either, to which NIL had become at
tached, and which they could not think OF leav-
Ing behind them when they turned their backs |
on the old home. And very often. indeed. tho
poor battered old either proved trusty and q
true friend, said the musician, growing poeti- |
tie stock st %, OF money was running low. and
country the prospect OF getting more
member Of the family who was the most
skilful would take the old instrument with its |
OF pleasant Preside scenes in the far
away homo over the sea. and 20 about with II |
playing from place to place, and its sweet |
voice would hardly ever full OF going to somo- |
body's heart, and SO win few coins from him. |
Then, Of course. It came to be associated with
disrepute for very long time, but It had a
world OF melody and poetry. In its quaint old |
body. and It went on singing it's sad sweet
songs in obscure places until people were
forced to stop and listen to it: and thus It has |
been dragged forth into tho light, and bids fair
10 take stand in society and be made quite |
ion OF. after all. 1t Is Just as likely as not the
girls will take to decorating It. even though 1t |
does not present the beautiful shaepskin sur
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